TAGBILARAN CITY – The Provincial Government of Bohol stepped up its assistance to more than 1,000 farmers with P2.2 million worth of hybrid rice seeds; food packs to 381 island families; cash aid to some rebel returnees and awarded winners to the Provincial Search for Best Gulayan sa Paaralan...
CAGAYAN -The Regional Field Office No. 02 (RFO 02) is eyeing Capalutan Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) in Allacapan, Cagayan as Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation Program a possible pilot area. Regional Executive Director Narciso A. Edillo pushing the Municipal Local Government...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 1 had set its rice resiliency programs (RRP) implementation benefitting the rice farmers in the region with a total of P1,321,254,000.00 budget allocation. The RRP fund for Region 1 is part of the approved P8.5 billion fund out...
TACLOBAN City – A farm school and budding tourist destination situated in an upstream village in Jaro, Leyte has proved that agriculture can help cope with the global crisis brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. With barely a year after embarking on farm tourism,...
BUTUAN CITY – Despite of the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) did not hamper the implementation of its farm mechanization program for the benefit of thousands of farmers in Caraga region. In fact, last week, regional...
The Philippines used to be largely agricultural, with most couples raising their family in the fields. Nowadays, it’s the opposite, with many families opting to live in towns and cities. The Espitals are backing this trend, however, choosing to live as close to the land as possible, be it in a...
Carol Goitia, an urban gardener, demonstrated in a video how one can start an urban garden without having to spend a lot by turning a soft drink bottle into a self-watering planter: First. Prepare your materials including a plastic bottle, scissors, soil, fabric, water, and your plant or...
In the first part , Lhea Mallillin, a full-time teacher and a weekend farmer, shared how her story in cultivating pineapple began and grew. Now, she shares some techniques that she got from planting to harvesting the golden fruit. Pineapple growing tips After two years of farming...
The environment and experiences that we are exposed to are commonly where our passion and interests rise from. For Lhea Mallillin, 38, a full-time teacher and a weekend farmer, love for agriculture is something that arose from her childhood experiences. “I grew up in a barangay where the major...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – At least 324 hogs were culled after the animals showed symptoms of African Swine Fever (ASF) infection on August 16, a village official said. Rodolfo Rodriguez, chairman of Barangay Linangkob, said among those culled hogs were owned by one of their village councilors, whom they...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO1) through its, Rice Banner Program has readied hybrid rice seeds to replace the matured rice seedlings of the farmers, who have delayed transplanting due to limited water supply in the fields. This is to...
You would think that individuals with stable and good career paths would only stick to their jobs and would still feel safe enough not to worry about the nation or their family’s food security. It might be true for someone else, but this is not the case for this professional. A designer,...
